Wednesday, March 4, 2009

#70 Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck is one of Rock’s Greatest Guitarists (#14 all time according to Rolling Stone). He began in the Yardbirds and was an early proponent of blues rock. He has also delved into metal, hard rock, jazz fusion, and worked on some of Stevie Wonder’s groundbreaking early 70s funk. In 1990, he played on Bon Jovi’s “Blaze of Glory.” He will be inducted (belatedly) into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame this year.

Rock n Roll Moment: Jeff Beck played in the Yardbirds which also produced Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

Essential Jeff Beck:
Truth (1968)
Beck-Ola (1969)
Blow by Blow (1975)
Flash (1985)
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop (1989)
Beckology (1991)

Jeff Beck’s Top 10:
People Get Ready (with Rod Stewart)
Train Kept A Rollin’
Freeway Jam
Goodbye Pork Hat
Diamond Dust
The Pump
Love is Green
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Escape
Get Us All In The End

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